GAOL OR PROBATION?
PRISONER GIVEN CHOICE o “I am going to try an experiment w*ii this ma'ii,” said Air. Justice Reed in the Supreme Court yesterday, when William Alawson Chamnien (aged 42), a salesman, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of theft, appeared for sentence. “Yes, I am going to give him a chance,” said His Honour, in reply to Air. W. E. Leicester, who, in asking for leniency, said that his client had already suffered great punishment, having been reduced from a life of comparative opulence to poverty through drink. “I want to see if there is a real chance of this man dropping liquor,” added His Honour. “If he does, he will probably be able to pull himself together. I propose to remand him on bail for sentence until six months’ time, in order to see if he is able to resist liquor. If he can’t, he will be brought before the Court again and sent to gaol. On the other hand, if he leaves it alone he will be granted probation.” “Yes, I think I can do it,” replied the prisoner, when asked bv His Honour if he thought he would be able to conquer his liking for drink. His Honour: All right, I want to give you another chance.
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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 100, 22 January 1927, Page 8
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214GAOL OR PROBATION? Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 100, 22 January 1927, Page 8
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